Babydoll
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Oh, no.
I can't imagine how hard Lily will be at that age. She puts me through my parenting paces daily. I love her to pieces, but she's is exhausting!!-
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- Thread starter Spitfire
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Oh, no.
I can't imagine how hard Lily will be at that age. She puts me through my parenting paces daily. I love her to pieces, but she's is exhausting!!
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Oh, no.
Imagine how it was for our forefathers. My great grandparents had 13 children. None of them ended up being miscreants or drags on society. Now THAT would be a huge accomplishment today. I wish they were here so I could ask how they managed. :doh:
My great grandparents had 14 children. I remember my great aunt Ada telling how her mother kept a number of the children busy. Aunt Ada said there were two springs on their farm. She said grandma Brown would tell the children, "the spring near the house is getting low. Go carry some water from the spring up on the hill and fill this one back up." Aunt Ada said that worked for a long time, because as the older children figured out it was just something to keep them occupied, they never told the younger children. Aunt Ada was next to the youngest, and said fell for grandma Brown's "trick" for longer than the rest.
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Hahahahhahahaha!
My great uncle said they spent a lot of time on the tennis court in the back or in the woods hunting pheasant when they were young. Chasing women when they got older.
Of course in the early twentieth century that means something completely different than it does today. You never "caught" anything---you just chased. Hahahahhahahaha!
My great uncle said they spent a lot of time on the tennis court in the back or in the woods hunting pheasant when they were young. Chasing women when they got older.
Probably more got "caught" than we think.
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LizzieMaine
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My father chased a lot while he was in the service, and finally caught something. I don't think he took those films very seriously.
AmateisGal
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Oh, no.
I think the toughest part is that you can talk until you're blue in the face, but you can no longer ground them or put them in their room for a time-out. You have to watch them make mistakes on their own and realize that they don't care to listen to your words of wisdom. "But mom, you just don't get it." Yes, son, because I was never that age! :eusa_doh:
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AmateisGal
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They learn fast enough though.
That's for sure. We went through the ringer with both of them last year. I think one wised up - the other (ironically, the older one) still thinks he's got life figured out. News flash: even I don't have it figured out yet!
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AmateisGal
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The thing is that we have to Pretend that we do so they listen.
This is true. I look forward to the day when he actually DOES listen! But I have a feeling I'll be waiting awhile...
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HadleyH
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Great to see all these nice families of The Lounge
My family ... as opposed to all this ..... nice thread .... whatever... doesn't mean a thing to me.
thats ok too...
My family ... as opposed to all this ..... nice thread .... whatever... doesn't mean a thing to me.
thats ok too...
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Looks like it's time to start thinking about kidproofing my house soon. "Baby," the housemates' seventeen-month-old girl will soon be reaching the magical age of two. Who's to say? From Little Angel to Human Tornado??? :doh: :eeek:
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Babydoll
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I remember the day I had to put all of my "pretties" away in a big box and put it in the closet. I cried. Of course Lily'd already broken something, so I was already upset. That was 3+ years ago, and I still don't feel safe having that stuff out and on display. Maybe in a couple more years.
When kidproofing, don't just look down low. Go vertical as well. I remember the first time I caught her standing on the entertainment center trying to get the tv that we'd recently had to wall-mount after catching her poking the screen. I thought "how'd she get up there, and so fast?". She was just past 2 years old. (Of course I had to stop and snap a photo to show Hubby what our little monkey did.)
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I have one of the smallest families on earth, in part, because long ago, my father decided to part with a large swath of the family (good choice) and it was a small family to start with. Hence, I too love seeing all these large and impressive families on FL (it makes me feel good just knowing that Big Man's family is out there).
